Ebba Lindqvist
Ebba Helfrid Lindqvist-Galéen | |
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Ebba Lindqvist in the early 1940s. | |
| Born | Ebba Helfrid Lindqvist 7 April 1908 Oscar Fredrik parish, Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Died | 5 September 1995 (aged 87) Varberg, Sweden |
| Occupation | Poet, writer |
| Language | Swedish |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Education | Uppsala University (Master's degree) |
| Years active | 1931–1966 |
| Notable works | Jord och rymd (Earth and Space), Fiskläge (The Fishing Village), Manhattan, Karavan |
| Spouse | Ivar Henrik Adolf Galéen (m. 1934–1985) |
| Children | 3 |
Ebba Helfrid Lindqvist-Galéen (7 April 1908 – 5 September 1995) was a Swedish poet. She studied for a Master's degree in Uppsala and became a Swedish teacher at Gothenburg upper secondary school for girls. Married in 1933 with business school graduate Ivar Galéen and eventually had three children. Poetry critic at Göteborgs Handels- och Sjöfartstidning from 1949 to 1956. In Grebbestad, the municipality of Tanum has established the memorial garden Ebba Lindqvist's Place with a bust by Per Agelii.